Bits n’ pieces from east, west and beyond
East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling:
Last Friday night Trump did a purge of U.S. military leadership, primarily women and people of color. A military specialist writing in The Atlantic said, “Now that Trump has captured the intelligence services, the Justice Department and the FBI, the military is the last piece he needs to establish a foundation for authoritarian control of the U.S. government.”
Axios: Most government agencies and unions told federal employees to ignore a recent Elon Musk email telling them to account for their work or resign. Legal actions are pending against Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency and a judge is questioning DOGE’s constitutionality.
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